Patents by Inventor Timothy E. Ruble

Timothy E. Ruble has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6244381
    Abstract: A ladder hoist device for hoisting material up an extension ladder. The ladder hoist device includes a device that is able to move materials up and down an extension ladder. The device has a back plate. The back plate has a front side, a back side, a top edge and a bottom edge. A support plate supports the materials. The support plate has an edge fixedly coupled to the front side of the back plate. A mounting frame has a plurality of rollers for guiding the back plate along the rails of the ladder. A plurality of brackets rotatably couple the rollers to the back plate. Each of the brackets is coupled to each other and to the back plate. The rollers engage the ladder. A pulley system pulls the back plate up the ladder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Inventor: Timothy E. Ruble